Weather Records on 25 December 2011

688 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 25 December 2011. Highest significance: John Martin Dam, US.

Key Facts for 25 December 2011

On 25 December 2011, 688 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
271 were record highs and 133 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 3 were all-time records, 24 monthly and 661 daily.
John Martin Dam set a daily record snow depth of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 25 December 2011.
Across 151 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 546 records.

Record Map

688 stations

688 station records on 25 December 2011 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 25 December 2011: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
John Martin Dam	United States	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	67 of 100 (Major)
Kelly Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Carlsbad	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	62 of 100 (Major)
Las Animas	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Eldorado	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	58 of 100 (Notable)
Healy	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Carlsbad	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Trinidad	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Walsh 1 W	United States	Record snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Minden	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Wooragee	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Pasamonte	United States	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Levelland	United States	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Utgard	Norway	Record daily precipitation	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Clarendon	United States	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Wick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	14.0 C (57.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Crane	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Tarwin Lower (Riverside)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Nuwara Eliya	Sri Lanka	Record high maximum temperature	26.5 C (79.7 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Armagh	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lamar	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Crosbyton	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.3 cm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kinlochewe	United Kingdom	Record daily precipitation	66.6 mm (2.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Rocky Ford 2 SE	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Flomot 4 NE	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Marathon	United States	Record low maximum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Poronajsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-3.2 C (26.2 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Ridge Rs	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jal	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Abernathy	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Henderson	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.9 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Newton Rigg	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	12.0 C (53.6 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muleshoe Nwr	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Black Point	Australia	Record daily precipitation	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chiconautla	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Bulken	Norway	Record daily precipitation	41.2 mm (1.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Lakin	United States	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Richmond (Lowlands)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Fairfield	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bitter Lakes Wl Refuge	United States	Record low maximum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Brownfield	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cope Rch	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Morton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high maximum temperature	4.8 C (40.6 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Aratichanguio	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	40.6 C (105.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Litchfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	5.6 C (42.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Elk	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Littlefield	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Fowler 1 SE	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Hillsboro 3 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Silverton	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Cannery Creek	United States	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wallabadah (Woodton)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tsuruga	Japan	Record daily precipitation	79.0 mm (3.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Bangdalen	Norway	Record daily precipitation	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Lerwick	United Kingdom	Record high maximum temperature	11.5 C (52.7 F)	31 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

688 records

Records set or tied on 25 December 2011 by type: Highest daily maximum 186, Lowest daily maximum 59, Highest daily minimum 85, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 177, Heaviest daily snowfall 42, Deepest snow cover 65.

Records on 25 December 2011 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	186
Lowest daily maximum	59
Highest daily minimum	85
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	177
Heaviest daily snowfall	42
Deepest snow cover	65

Records on 25 December 2011 by timescale: all-time 3, monthly 24, daily 661.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

532 broken records

Margins by which the 532 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 280.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

25 December 2011

Top 20 records on 25 December 2011 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 December 2011	John Martin Dam, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	69 years	67 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2011	Kelly Rch, US	daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	62 years	64 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2011	Carlsbad, US	all-time snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	67 years	63 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2011	Kjobli I Snaasa, NO	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	21.7 mm (0.9 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
25 December 2011	Las Animas, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Eldorado, AU	daily rain	47.6 mm (1.9 in)	20.7 mm (0.8 in)	117 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Healy, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Carlsbad, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Trinidad, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	100 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Walsh 1 W, US	daily snow depth	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	28.0 cm (11.0 in)	13 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Minden, US	daily rain	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	108 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Clarendon, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	96 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Wooragee, AU	daily rain	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	92 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Pasamonte, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	8 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Levelland, US	daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	24 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Utgard, NO	daily rain	25.8 mm (1.0 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Clarendon, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	100 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Wick, GB	monthly high max	14.0 C (57.2 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Crane, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	82 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2011	Tarwin Lower (Riverside), AU	daily rain	25.0 mm (1.0 in)	1.4 mm (0.06 in)	108 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 2011

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 2011. 2011 had 688 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 12-25 in each year
Year	Records
1793	2
1798	1
1806	1
1827	1
1833	1
1835	2
1852	1
1853	1
1857	1
1864	1
1870	2
1872	4
1878	2
1881	1
1882	2
1883	1
1884	1
1888	2
1889	3
1893	1
1894	1
1895	3
1896	2
1897	1
1898	5
1899	3
1900	9
1901	13
1902	18
1903	6
1904	16
1905	2
1906	34
1907	5
1908	3
1909	53
1910	20
1911	26
1912	93
1913	45
1914	99
1915	69
1916	43
1917	46
1918	56
1919	299
1920	50
1921	91
1922	136
1923	233
1924	500
1925	70
1926	182
1927	94
1928	147
1929	195
1930	376
1931	603
1932	845
1933	507
1934	213
1935	540
1936	693
1937	158
1938	185
1939	295
1940	514
1941	461
1942	631
1943	310
1944	404
1945	838
1946	486
1947	651
1948	584
1949	161
1950	700
1951	432
1952	214
1953	259
1954	205
1955	880
1956	304
1957	633
1958	364
1959	624
1960	289
1961	484
1962	954
1963	669
1964	1,553
1965	547
1966	851
1967	486
1968	811
1969	643
1970	417
1971	974
1972	368
1973	639
1974	776
1975	844
1976	350
1977	778
1978	989
1979	679
1980	2,342
1981	811
1982	2,327
1983	5,697
1984	620
1985	712
1986	625
1987	2,053
1988	759
1989	1,118
1990	1,075
1991	793
1992	535
1993	680
1994	1,029
1995	1,658
1996	1,562
1997	1,348
1998	768
1999	995
2000	902
2001	515
2002	960
2003	561
2004	881
2005	913
2006	799
2007	498
2008	768
2009	2,123
2010	1,473
2011	688
2012	657
2013	779
2014	684
2015	2,149
2016	986
2017	485
2018	193
2019	599
2020	623
2021	1,190
2022	1,128
2023	1,641
2024	408
2025	2,222

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	484
50 to 100	33
100 to 150	7
150 to 200	3
200 to 250	3
250 to 300	2